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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2025

Our seventh annual publication provides deep insights for investors to understand the performance of European private capital asset classes, and analyses data across a range of metrics, including mPME, which is designed to allow a transparent and comparable performance for private capital and public equity investments.

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25 Jun 2026
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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2024

Our sixth annual publication provides deep insights for investors to understand the performance of European private capital asset classes, and analyses data across a range of metrics, including mPME, which is designed to allow a transparent and comparable performance for private capital and public equity investments.

Data and insight

26 Jun 2025
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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2023

The study shows private equity’s continued strong outperformance of European listed equities over the long timeframes that matter to long-term investors, including pension funds and insurers.

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27 Jun 2024
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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2022

The report shows that European private equity’s outperformance of public equities widened in a period when global markets weakened under pressure from inflation and interest rate rises.

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29 Jun 2023
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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2021

The research shows that European private capital continued to strongly outperform listed equity benchmarks, delivering superior performance to long-term investors to support pensions and savings as markets rebounded from the effects of COVID-19.

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30 Jun 2022
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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2020

A transparent study of private equity returns. The findings show that European private equity strongly outperformed listed equity benchmarks to the end of 2020, underlining the industry’s resilience during the COVID-19 crisis and its consistent ability to support the long-term investors that guarantee the pensions and savings of European citizens.

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05 Jul 2021
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The Performance of European Private Equity Benchmark Report 2019

Invest Europe’s 2019 private equity performance benchmark report measures European private equity returns against relevant stock market indices, as well as private equity funds from North America and the rest of the world on a range of metrics.

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12 Oct 2020
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The Acceleration Point: Why Now is the Time for European VC

A detailed paper outlining the expansion and success of the European venture capital industry. The publication draws on recent studies which show rising returns from European VC, and discusses how the industry will play a crucial role in fulfilling Europe's key priority for growth.

Data and insight

11 Jul 2017
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2013 Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks Study

A report presenting aggregate investment performance data for various types of European private equity funds, based on a survey of private equity fund managers across Europe.

Data and insight

24 Jun 2014
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Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks 2012

A report presenting aggregate investment performance data for various types of European private equity funds, based on a survey of private equity fund managers across Europe.

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01 Jun 2013
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Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks 2011

A report presenting aggregate investment performance data for various types of European private equity funds, based on a survey of private equity fund managers across Europe.

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01 Jun 2012
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Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks 2010

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01 Jun 2011
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Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks 2009

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01 Jun 2010
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Pan-European Private Equity Performance Benchmarks 2008

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01 Jun 2009
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European benchmark performance statistics - FAQ

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01 Mar 2005